The "What's Happening In Conflict Resolution?" Blog is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more.  Check it out each week!

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Tune in Thursday, May 30 at 2:00pm EST for our upcoming show featuring the ACR International Section! 

ACR International Section leaders, Rochelle Arms and Mary Damianakis, will host this show…

From May 8-12, 2013, Fountainhead® Tanz Théâtre under the direction of Prof. Gayle McKinney Griffith und Prof. Donald Muldrow Griffith will present the 28th edition of Black International Cinema Berlin.



For the fifth time the event will occur in cooperation with the commissioner for…

There is a modern-day misconception amongst those working to rebuild post-conflict societies, that war, mass atrocities, and heinous persecutions end when the conflict does.  We who are not survivors, who were not victims of major international crises and targeted persecutions, find it difficult to understand the lasting impact of what survivors experienced. Post-traumatic stress was identified in the aftermath of the…

THIS IS WHAT SOCIAL CHANGE LOOKS LIKE! JOIN THE DIALOGUES!

Participating in the Connection Point Dialogues program will give you the unique opportunity to engage in facilitated discussions via videoconferencing technology with a diverse group of…

Today, November 29, 2012, is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (sometimes known simply as Solidarity Day). This day of observance has been celebrated on or around November 29 since a resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 2, 1977. (See…

“Environmental Possibilities: Zero Waste” features new ways of thinking, acting, and shaping government policy that are circling the globe. Each week, we highlight a success story in the zero waste movement, excerpted from the report On the Road to Zero Waste: Successes and Lessons from Around the World by the Global Alliance for Incinerator…

The International Potato Center seeks a dynamic Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) to be responsible for an ambitious research-for-development initiative that aims to increase incomes of smallholder potato producers in Southern Bangladesh through access to effective low-cost ware and seed storage. This initiative is a new component of an ongoing multi-year USAID-funded “Horticulture Project,” led by CIP and the World Vegetable Center (AVRDC) which will improve incomes and nutritional health…

Do you know it is International Peace Day on Friday 21st September? 

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By guest author Dr. Dahlia Wasfi

On August 27, 2012, the US Marine Corps announced “non-judicial administrative punishments” for several Marines videotaped urinating on three dead bodies in Afghanistan.…

Afghan Peacemakers: For International Peace Day, we honor Afghans working for peace in their country!

As Peace Day is nearly upon us, we at Pax Populi want to express our admiration and support for the brave and noble peacemakers of Afghanistan.

We believe in a peaceful Afghanistan and are calling for an…

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Three people I know and admire are getting the recognition they deserve this week and I want to take a moment to celebrate their achievements on how-matters.org.

1) Mulugeta Gebru, founder of Jerusalem Children and Community Development…

Achieving and maintaining democracy—“government of the people, by the people, for the people”[i]–is an ongoing challenge.

Perhaps President Lincoln had no alternative to preserving the Union than to wage war, but the wounds of that deadly conflict can still be felt today.

Where are the models for better ways of resolving disputes, righting wrongs, and pursuing democratic institutions?

Our nomination, in honor of this year’s United Nations…

A guest post on how-matters.org by Oscar Abello 

That video of Victor Wooten doing a solo electric bass performance of Amazing Grace just blows my mind. (See it on YouTube here.) In a recent TEDed video, he plays a slightly toned-down…

People have been playing more games these days in Washington D.C. And I don’t mean the strategies of the Obama and Romney spin teams.

Two recent events suggest games’ growing popularity in D.C. aid circles: this one I attended at the World Wildlife Fund earlier this month and this Tuesday’s upcoming …

“How many deaths will it take?” In how many places within the United States and abroad?

Aurora, Colorado? Tucson, Arizona? Virginia Tech? Columbine? The University of Texas tower?

Nagasaki? Korea? Vietnam? Grenada? Panama? Iraq? Afghanistan? Pakistan?

NRA headquarters. Photo by Bjoertvedt, used under CC…

Members of the Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) new Kenya Initiative will be travelling to Kenya from August 7th through to August 21st 2012 for an Assessment Visit.  If you're interested in more information about the Initiative feel free to like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/KenyaTeamMBB…

This week I attended the XIX International AIDS Conference on behalf of REPSSI (The Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative.) Based in Johannesburg, REPSSI trains "front-line" service providers on children's emotional and social well-being and works with governments and NGOs to develop child-friendly policy frameworks in 13 countries in southern & eastern Africa. There are at least 1,994 project sites where REPSSI approaches are being applied and…